Students who choose to enter the Marketing Challenge must develop and present a five-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint presentation of a fictional robot which will reflect their engineering imagination, communication and marketing presentation skills. The time limit for each presentation is 5 minutes with an additional 2 minutes for questions from the judges. Deadline to submit Marketing Challenge presentation is by 9:00 am on March 28, 2011. Please send presentations to presentations@ecobotchallenge.com.

Top 30 teams will be selected prior to the 2011 All-Earth EcoBot Challenge® and will be notified to present before judges on April 16, 2011 at the University of Houston. Top 30 5th-8th grade teams will be notified by April 1, 2011.

NEW: For the 2011 All-Earth EcoBot Challenge®, 4th grade students will be allowed to participate in the Marketing Competition. We expect this will be an excellent opportunity for those students interested in robotics to gain exposure to the world of robotics. Each marketing team is composed of four (4) students.

Presentations will be reviewed and scored prior to the 2011 All-Earth EcoBot Challenge®. The top 10 presentations will be selected and those teams will present on April 16, 2011 at the University of Houston. Winners will be selected and awarded during the 2011 All-Earth EcoBot Challenge®.


Deadline to submit the Marketing Challenge presentation is 9:00 am on March 28, 2011.

Awards will be presented at the conclusion of the All-Earth EcoBot Challenge®.

If your 4th grade Marketing Challenge team is selected to present on April 16, 2011, and they do not reside with Harris County, Texas then they must follow the following fee structure:

Within Harris County:

• Local schools and organizations within Harris County are allowed to participate free of charge.

Outside of Harris County:

• Registration Fee for 1st team - $150.00
• Registration Fee for 2nd team - $50.00
• Registration Fee for 3rd team - $50.00

Additional teams that are selected from the wait list will be charged a $50.00 registration fee.